THE HIGHLANDER
VOL. I
BILTM'ORE CO'LLE'GE, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL, 1935
CUSS OF 28 WILL
COMPLETE WORK
College
Three Valedictorians At Biltmore
Junior College Finals Will Be
Staged On June
10th
Touchdown
Bobby Hipps, who will direct ath
letics at Biltmore next year, reports
that he has had an enthusiastic re
sponse from local athletes. Already,
twenty football players have indicat
ed that they will come to Biltmore
next year. Mr. Hipps has the strong
support of the faculty and will have
at his command every resource in
turning out a winning team next
year. To Coach Hipps moral victories
mean little. Practically minded, he
realizes that Biltmore must make a
creditable showing in order to ob
tain the support necessary for a suc
cessful athletic program.
New Staff
Tommy Moore is the editor of this
issue of THE HIGHiLANDER, and
will doubtless continue as editor
next year. As business manager.
Tommy has wisely selected hard
working, efficient Porter Garland,
president of the freshman class. Ed
itor Moore brought to Biltmore the
reputation of having been the best
student i. ;ver gi’aduate from his
high school. Another tireless worker
who made possible THE HIGH-
LANDER is Jennie Mae Himes. Miss
Himes has the ability to do every
thing from, typing copy to writing the
feature stories.
New Catalogue
With a new brown cover and with
'■ botany "'correctly r''elle '"vne
copy of the catalogue i as h^en ”e-
ceived from . ^e printer. The cata
logue, with a printed letter, will soon
be mailed to every high school grad
uate in the city and county. An in
teresting bit of speculation has arisen
among the students as to the cri
terion used to list the members of the
faculty. Not that it matters, but why
should Stevenson be listed before
Roberts and Roberts before Thomas.
The members of the catalogue com
mittee were: Professors Thomas,
Roberts, and Lloyd.
Graham Ponder
For students such as Graham Pon
der schools are made. Without doubt
Graham has been one of the best
students to ever attend Biltmore.
Faculty members have wished for
something better than “A” to record
his grades, have wished for more of
his type to enter school. Naturally
plans as to the future of such a stu
dent constitute news. Last week it
was learned that Graham Ponder
hopes to enter the University of
North Carolina. That his intention
is to specialize in Sociology is of
no surprise to his classmates. Re
cently Mr. Hendrickson, the actor,
saw decided resemblance between
Graham and John Drinkwater.
Good Friend
The former superintendent of city
schools, W. L. Brooker, had the good
sense to pick S. M. Connor from the
faculty of the high school and make
him business manager of the city
school system. In his present job
Mr. Connor has made it possible to
operate the physical properties of the
city school system under a curtailed
budget and has freed the superin
tendent of many difficult and intri
cate problems. Biltmore College is
most appreciative of Mr. Connor’s
ability and cooperation. At all times
he has shown more than a casual in-
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MISS SADIE MARKOVITZ
GRAHAM PONDER
MISS EVELYN REYiNOLOS
Biltmoron Club Honors
High School Graduates
Music Is Furnished By The
College Orchestra
On Wednesday evening, April 17,
the graduates of the high schools of
Buncombe County were honored with
a Graduate Ball at the George Van
derbilt Hotel. The ball was sponsor
ed by the Biltmoron Club, and the
music wis furnished by the Biltmore
Collegians.
O'^lohiai Lali robJn was ■fihed'
dancers from every high school
in the county, with Asheville High
School especially well represented.
Sponsors chosen for the occasion
were the most popular girls of the
larger high schools; their escorts for
the grand march were the most popu
lar boys of the same schools. From
the Biltmoron Club, Miss Peggy
Hampton was the sponsor.
Program Seen By
High Schools Is
Presented In Chapel
The program which has been pre
sented in several high schools of the
surrounding section under the spon
sorship of the faculty and the Bilt
moron Club was given in chapel on
Thursday, April 11.
Larry Richardson acted as Master
of Ceremonies to introduce the speak
ers and the selections by the Bilt
more Collegians, the school orches
tra. IRoger Jones spoke on “The
Junior College—A New Movement
In Education.” Larry Richardson
told “What Biltmore College Means
To Me.” A parody written by Mr.
Stevenson on “No, No, A Thousand
Times No,” was sung by a quartet
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Bluets To Be Issued
Middle Of May
The spring issue of Bluets is ex
pected to appear soon. Editor Sadie
Markovitz and Miss Bryan are plan
ning the magazine now and hope to
send it to press in a few days so that
the publication may be distributed
by the middle of May.
[Emphasis for this issue will be
upon quality as funds are not avail
able to publish as large an issue as
the preceding one.
Creative English Class
Gives Tea To Promote
Informal Thinking!
A tea (Russian) consisting also of
cookies and mints was given the stu
dents of Biltmore College Friday,
April 26, in the college library at
three o’clock, by the members of Miss
Virginia Bryan’s Creative English
Class.
The library was beautifully decor
ated with spring flowers and the col-
ors of the colleg-'? . The tea was serv-
ed from a punch bowl of green motif.
The tea was drunk from cups to
match.
Serving was Miss Mary Vaughan
who was dressed in aqua-marine
crepe, with accessories of white shoes
and hat. Assisting Miss Vaughan
was Miss Eleanor Sale who wore a
dress of white and green printed
crepe.
Miss Virginia Bryan stood at the
head of the receiving line and offi
cially welcomed the guests. Miss
Bryan was dressed in copen blue
crepe with grey and blue shoes.
The purpose of the tea was to pro
mote informal thinking at Biltmore
College.
Three Students
Tie For Honors
Lull Selected To Speak For
Graduating Class
Sadie Markovitz, Evelyn Reynolds,
and Graham Ponder have been se
lected as valedictorians of the grad
uating class and will make addresses
the night of commencement. How
ard Lull has been chosen as class
representative and will also speak at
the graduation exercises.
Twenty-eight sophomores will re
ceive junior college diplomas in com
mencement exercises June 10 at Bilt
more College.
The graduating class includes:
John C. Baumberger, 154 Hanover
street; William 0. Berry, 119 Una-
dilla avenue; Mrs. Edna C. Brank,
W”eaverville; Douglas Brookshire, 918
Haywood road; Alice N. Bryant,
route 4, Asheville; Clifford Dell, 184
West Chestnut street; Mary Lee Fel-
met, 11 Highland avenue; Eugenia
H. Gibson, Nettlewood nurseries;
Theodore Gores, Weaverville; Fred
F. Groce, Candler; Peggy Hampton,
230 Montford avenue.
Jane Haseltine, 43 North Liberty
street; Jennie M. Himes, 72 Logan
avenue; Dorothy Jones, 29 Warwick
road; Roger Jones, Lawrence place;
Jesse R. Law, Malvern Hills; Howard
Lull, 87 Edgewood street; Sadie Mar
kovitz, 46 Austin avenue; Jeanette
M'clntire, 28 Kenilworth road; Mar
tha 'Nesbitt, Fairview avenue; Gra
ham Ponder, 156 Cumberland ave
nue; Evelyn (Reynolds, Broadview
park; Mary M. Roberts, and Junius
L. ^Sales, both of Asheville; Jack
Schandler, 45 Oak street; Curtiss
Sorrell, Fairview road; Carl Teague
Biltmore Players
Are Successful At
Chapel Hill
Win Two Play Awards And
Poster Awards
The Biltmore Players returned
March 31 from the dramatic festival
at the University of North Carolina
with two play awards and a poster
award. Freedom, an original play by
Ed Duckett, and The Harbor of Lost
Ships were the two plays winning
awards. May They Never Meet, by
Kneale Morgan lost in the division
it was entered. An artistic poster for
the play The Harbor of Lost Ships
won the poster award for Ed Duckett,
the second year his entry has won.
The plot of Freedom concerns the
attempted removal of Cherokee In
dians from Western North Carolina.
The play received many favorable
comments for its excellent construc
tion. Professor Koch especially prais
ing it. Of six original plays submit
ted to the judges, only this one was
considered worthy of production.
The Harbor of Lost Ships had its
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An unusual development this year
is the fact that all three valedictori
ans have made “A” on every subject
taken while at Biltmore.
Sadie Markovitz is a graduate of
Asheville High School, having made
all “A” grades while there. While
in high s'chool, Sadie was president
of the student body, editor of “Sky
High,” the school newspaper, and
took an active part in all school ac
tivities. She is interested in writ
ing and plans to go to University of
North Carolina next year.
Evelyn Reynolds graduated from
Oakley High School in the class of
1933, where she was valedictorian.
She has made an excellent record
while at Biltmore and wants to go
to Duke University to continue her
college work.
At Flat Creek, Graham Ponder
made a distinguished record graduat
ing with the highest honors. He was
a leader in all extra-curricula activi
ties and won a western regional de
clamation contest. He plans to con
tinue his work at the University of
North Carolina.
The class representative, Howard
Lull, graduated from Asheville High
School in 1932. He intends to go to
N. C. State and specialize in fores
try.
Freshman Class To
Present Stunt Nite
The Freshman class of Biltmore
College is sponsoring a stunt night
on Friday night. May 17th, at eight
o’clock. The fete is for the dual pur
pose of creating interest in the school
in outsiders and removing the deficit
in the ,class treasury.
Joel Olinger has been placed in
charge as director and Tommy Moore
is stage manager, in charge of light
ing and sound effects. Stunts will be
given by organizations of the school,
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aiiu .tvnea, inoniat/, w eavervtne.
The freshman class will give a
picnic for the graduates May 24, at
Lake Lure, and the cominittee on ar
rangements consists of Emanuel
Linn, Rollins Sevier and Miss Nina
Williams. The Biltmore College
Alumni association is planning a
banquet for the class. The commit
tee in charge includes Jack Pressley,
Charles W. Miller and Miss Peggy
Current. Miss Imogene Herron is
president of the alumni and the
other officers are Charles W. Miller,
executive secretary; Miss Current,
secretary; and Miss Carroll Costello,
treasurer.
Picnic Planned
For Sophomores
The annual picnic which the
Freshman give to the Sophomores is
scheduled to be held on May 24. Al
though a definite place has not yet
been chosen, it is probable that Lake
Lure will be the location.
Each year it has been the custom
for the Freshmen to honor the Sopho
mores with a picnic instead of a ban
quet. The occasions have been most
enjoyable, and members of both
classes are looking forward to the
one this year.
Biltmoron Club Outing
Held At Cabin
About twenty members of the
Biltmoron Club spent the evening of
April 8 at Mr. Taylor Bledsoe’s cabin
on the French Broad River. A pic
nic supper was served.
The members of the party encount
ered difficulties in reaching the cab
in because of muddy roads and un
familiarity with the route.
Chaperones were Miss Bryan, Mr.
Roberts, and Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Richardson.
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